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Ullmann L, Guntermann N, Kohl P, Schröders G, Müsgens A, Franciò G, Leitner W, Blank LM. Improved Itaconate Production with Ustilago cynodontis via Co-Metabolism of CO 2-Derived Formate. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8121277. [PMID: 36547610 PMCID: PMC9784962 DOI: 10.3390/jof8121277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/07/2022] Open
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In recent years, it was shown that itaconic acid can be produced from glucose with Ustilago strains at up to maximum theoretical yield. The use of acetate and formate as co-feedstocks can boost the efficiency of itaconate production with Ustilaginaceae wild-type strains by reducing the glucose amount and thus the agricultural land required for the biotechnological production of this chemical. Metabolically engineered strains (U. cynodontis Δfuz7 Δcyp3 ↑Pria1 and U. cynodontis Δfuz7 Δcyp3 PetefmttA ↑Pria1) were applied in itaconate production, obtaining a titer of 56.1 g L-1 and a yield of 0.55 gitaconate per gsubstrate. Both improved titer and yield (increase of 5.2 g L-1 and 0.04 gitaconate per gsubstrate, respectively) were achieved when using sodium formate as an auxiliary substrate. By applying the design-of-experiments (DoE) methodology, cultivation parameters (glucose, sodium formate and ammonium chloride concentrations) were optimized, resulting in two empirical models predicting itaconate titer and yield for U. cynodontis Δfuz7 Δcyp3 PetefmttA ↑Pria1. Thereby, an almost doubled itaconate titer of 138 g L-1 was obtained and a yield of 0.62 gitaconate per gsubstrate was reached during confirmation experiments corresponding to 86% of the theoretical maximum. In order to close the carbon cycle by production of the co-feed via a "power-to-X" route, the biphasic Ru-catalysed hydrogenation of CO2 to formate could be integrated into the bioprocess directly using the obtained aqueous solution of formates as co-feedstock without any purification steps, demonstrating the (bio)compatibility of the two processes.
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- Lena Ullmann
- iAMB—Institute of Applied Microbiology, ABBt—Aachen Biology and Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- ITMC—Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- iAMB—Institute of Applied Microbiology, ABBt—Aachen Biology and Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- iAMB—Institute of Applied Microbiology, ABBt—Aachen Biology and Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- iAMB—Institute of Applied Microbiology, ABBt—Aachen Biology and Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- ITMC—Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- ITMC—Institute for Technical and Macromolecular Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 2, 52074 Aachen, Germany
- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstraße 34-36, 45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- iAMB—Institute of Applied Microbiology, ABBt—Aachen Biology and Biotechnology, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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Bensaci OA, Rouabah K, Aliat T, Lombarkia N, Plushikov VG, Kucher DE, Dokukin PA, Temirbekova SK, Rebouh NY. Biological Pests Management for Sustainable Agriculture: Understanding the Influence of Cladosporium-Bioformulated Endophytic Fungi Application to Control Myzus persicae (Sulzer, 1776) in Potato ( Solanum tuberosum L.). PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 11:2055. [PMID: 35956533 PMCID: PMC9370618 DOI: 10.3390/plants11152055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 08/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022]
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The potato is a staple food crop worldwide and the need for this product has increased due to the burgeoning population. However, potato production is highly constrained by biotic stress interference, such as Myzus persicae Sulzer, which causes serious yield losses and thus minimizing production income. The current study aims to investigate the effect of different formulations prepared as an invert emulsion with different concentrations of fungal culture filtrates derived from three endophytic fungi (genus Cladosporium) against Myzus persicae. All formulations have demonstrated an aphicidal activity, which increases with the increasing concentration of fungal filtrates. Furthermore, it has been noted that chitinolytic activity recorded for 12 days is important in Cladosporium sp. BEL21 isolated from dwarf mistletoe Arceuthobium oxycedri. The study of demographic and embryonic parameters of aphids settled on potato plants previously treated with formulations revealed a significant reduction in the numbers of colonizing aphids and a relative increase in the numbers of winged adults, especially in plants treated with BEL21-derived emulsion. The pre-treatment of plants may interfere with and negatively influence embryonic development and early maturity of the embryo and thus affect the fertility of parthenogenetic aphids. BEL21-derived emulsion can ensure effective and an inexpensive control of M. persicae for potato spring cropping systems. The current results open real opportunities concerning the implementation of ecofriendly and potent potato protection systems.
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- Oussama A. Bensaci
- Laboratory of Improvement of the Phytosanitary Protection Techniques in Mountainous Agrosystems (LATPPAM), Agronomy Department, Institute of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, Batna 1 University, Batna 05000, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Improvement of the Phytosanitary Protection Techniques in Mountainous Agrosystems (LATPPAM), Agronomy Department, Institute of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, Batna 1 University, Batna 05000, Algeria
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- Higher National School of Forests, Khenchela 40000, Algeria
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- Laboratory of Improvement of the Phytosanitary Protection Techniques in Mountainous Agrosystems (LATPPAM), Agronomy Department, Institute of Veterinary and Agricultural Sciences, Batna 1 University, Batna 05000, Algeria
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- Department of Environmental Management, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, 117198 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Environmental Management, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, 117198 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Environmental Management, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, 117198 Moscow, Russia
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- All-Russian Research Institute of Phytopathology, Bolshye Vyazyomy, Odintsovo District, 143050 Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Environmental Management, Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University), 6 Miklukho-Maklaya Street, 117198 Moscow, Russia
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van Winden WA, Mans R, Breestraat S, Verlinden RAJ, Mielgo‐Gómez Á, de Hulster EAF, de Bruijn HMCJ, Noorman HJ. Towards closed carbon loop fermentations: Cofeeding of Yarrowia lipolytica with glucose and formic acid. Biotechnol Bioeng 2022; 119:2142-2151. [PMID: 35451059 PMCID: PMC9540030 DOI: 10.1002/bit.28115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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A novel fermentation process was developed in which renewable electricity is indirectly used as an energy source in fermentation, synergistically decreasing both the consumption of sugar as a first generation carbon source and emission of the greenhouse gas CO2 . As an illustration, a glucose-based process is co-fed with formic acid, which can be generated by capturing CO2 from fermentation offgas followed by electrochemical reduction with renewable electricity. This "closed carbon loop" concept is demonstrated by a case study in which cofeeding formic acid is shown to significantly increase the yield of biomass on glucose of the industrially relevant yeast species Yarrowia lipolytica. First, the optimal feed ratio of formic acid to glucose is established using chemostat cultivations. Subsequently, guided by a dynamic fermentation process model, a fed-batch protocol is developed and demonstrated on laboratory scale. Finally, the developed fed-batch process is tested and proven to be scalable at pilot scale. Extensions of the concept are discussed to apply the concept to anaerobic fermentations, and to recycle the O2 that is co-generated with the formic acid to aerobic fermentation processes for intensification purposes.
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- Department of BiotechnologyDelft University of TechnologyDelftThe Netherlands
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- Department of BiotechnologyDelft University of TechnologyDelftThe Netherlands
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- DSM Biotechnology Center, DSM N.V.DelftThe Netherlands
- Department of BiotechnologyDelft University of TechnologyDelftThe Netherlands
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Wenk S, Schann K, He H, Rainaldi V, Kim S, Lindner SN, Bar-Even A. An "energy-auxotroph" Escherichia coli provides an in vivo platform for assessing NADH regeneration systems. Biotechnol Bioeng 2020; 117:3422-3434. [PMID: 32658302 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 07/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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An efficient in vivo regeneration of the primary cellular resources NADH and ATP is vital for optimizing the production of value-added chemicals and enabling the activity of synthetic pathways. Currently, such regeneration routes are tested and characterized mainly in vitro before being introduced into the cell. However, in vitro measurements could be misleading as they do not reflect enzyme activity under physiological conditions. Here, we construct an in vivo platform to test and compare NADH regeneration systems. By deleting dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase in Escherichia coli, we abolish the activity of pyruvate dehydrogenase and 2-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase. When cultivated on acetate, the resulting strain is auxotrophic to NADH and ATP: acetate can be assimilated via the glyoxylate shunt but cannot be oxidized to provide the cell with reducing power and energy. This strain can, therefore, serve to select for and test different NADH regeneration routes. We exemplify this by comparing several NAD-dependent formate dehydrogenases and methanol dehydrogenases. We identify the most efficient enzyme variants under in vivo conditions and pinpoint optimal feedstock concentrations that maximize NADH biosynthesis while avoiding cellular toxicity. Our strain thus provides a useful platform for comparing and optimizing enzymatic systems for cofactor regeneration under physiological conditions.
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- Sebastian Wenk
- Systems and Synthetic Metabolism Lab, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Systems and Synthetic Metabolism Lab, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Systems and Synthetic Metabolism Lab, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Systems and Synthetic Metabolism Lab, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Systems and Synthetic Metabolism Lab, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Systems and Synthetic Metabolism Lab, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Systems and Synthetic Metabolism Lab, Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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Moreno-Zambrano M, Grimbs S, Ullrich MS, Hütt MT. A mathematical model of cocoa bean fermentation. ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE 2018; 5:180964. [PMID: 30473841 PMCID: PMC6227950 DOI: 10.1098/rsos.180964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 09/21/2018] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Cocoa bean fermentation relies on the sequential activation of several microbial populations, triggering a temporal pattern of biochemical transformations. Understanding this complex process is of tremendous importance as it is known to form the precursors of the resulting chocolate's flavour and taste. At the same time, cocoa bean fermentation is one of the least controlled processes in the food industry. Here, a quantitative model of cocoa bean fermentation is constructed based on available microbiological and biochemical knowledge. The model is formulated as a system of coupled ordinary differential equations with two distinct types of state variables: (i) metabolite concentrations of glucose, fructose, ethanol, lactic acid and acetic acid and (ii) population sizes of yeast, lactic acid bacteria and acetic acid bacteria. We demonstrate that the model can quantitatively describe existing fermentation time series and that the estimated parameters, obtained by a Bayesian framework, can be used to extract and interpret differences in environmental conditions. The proposed model is a valuable tool towards a mechanistic understanding of this complex biochemical process, and can serve as a starting point for hypothesis testing of new systemic adjustments. In addition to providing the first quantitative mathematical model of cocoa bean fermentation, the purpose of our investigation is to show how differences in estimated parameter values for two experiments allow us to deduce differences in experimental conditions.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry, Jacobs University Bremen, Campus Ring 1, 28759 Bremen, Germany
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Schwechheimer SK, Becker J, Peyriga L, Portais JC, Sauer D, Müller R, Hoff B, Haefner S, Schröder H, Zelder O, Wittmann C. Improved riboflavin production with Ashbya gossypii from vegetable oil based on 13C metabolic network analysis with combined labeling analysis by GC/MS, LC/MS, 1D, and 2D NMR. Metab Eng 2018; 47:357-373. [PMID: 29654833 DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2018.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The fungus Ashbya gossypii is an important industrial producer of riboflavin, i.e. vitamin B2. In order to meet the constantly increasing demands for improved production processes, it appears essential to better understand the underlying metabolic pathways of the vitamin. Here, we used a highly sophisticated set-up of parallel 13C tracer studies with labeling analysis by GC/MS, LC/MS, 1D, and 2D NMR to resolve carbon fluxes in the overproducing strain A. gossypii B2 during growth and subsequent riboflavin production from vegetable oil as carbon source, yeast extract, and supplemented glycine. The studies provided a detailed picture of the underlying metabolism. Glycine was exclusively used as carbon-two donor of the vitamin's pyrimidine ring, which is part of its isoalloxazine ring structure, but did not contribute to the carbon-one metabolism due to the proven absence of a functional glycine cleavage system. The pools of serine and glycine were closely connected due to a highly reversible serine hydroxymethyltransferase. Transmembrane formate flux simulations revealed that the one-carbon metabolism displayed a severe bottleneck during initial riboflavin production, which was overcome in later phases of the cultivation by intrinsic formate accumulation. The transiently limiting carbon-one pool was successfully replenished by time-resolved feeding of small amounts of formate and serine, respectively. This increased the intracellular availability of glycine, serine, and formate and resulted in a final riboflavin titer increase of 45%.
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- Institute of Systems Biotechnology, Saarland University, Germany
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- Université de Toulouse; INSA, UPS, INP, Toulouse, France; INRA, UMR792 Ingénerie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Toulouse, France; CNRS, UMR5504, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse; INSA, UPS, INP, Toulouse, France; INRA, UMR792 Ingénerie des Systèmes Biologiques et des Procédés, Toulouse, France; CNRS, UMR5504, Toulouse, France
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- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Saarland University, Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- Helmholtz Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland, Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, Saarland University, Campus E8.1, 66123 Saarbrücken, Germany
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- BASF SE, White Biotechnology Research, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- BASF SE, White Biotechnology Research, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- BASF SE, White Biotechnology Research, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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Liu Z, Oyetunde T, Hollinshead WD, Hermanns A, Tang YJ, Liao W, Liu Y. Exploring eukaryotic formate metabolisms to enhance microbial growth and lipid accumulation. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2017; 10:22. [PMID: 28149324 PMCID: PMC5267366 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-017-0708-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND C1 substrates (such as formate and methanol) are promising feedstock for biochemical/biofuel production. Numerous studies have been focusing on engineering heterologous pathways to incorporate C1 substrates into biomass, while the engineered microbial hosts often demonstrate inferior fermentation performance due to substrate toxicity, metabolic burdens from engineered pathways, and poor enzyme activities. Alternatively, exploring native C1 pathways in non-model microbes could be a better solution to address these challenges. RESULTS An oleaginous fungus, Umbelopsis isabellina, demonstrates an excellent capability of metabolizing formate to promote growth and lipid accumulation. By co-feeding formate with glucose at a mole ratio of 3.9:1, biomass and lipid productivities of the culture in 7.5 L bioreactors were improved by 20 and 70%, respectively. 13C-metabolite analysis, genome annotations, and enzyme assay further discovered that formate not only provides an auxiliary energy source [promoting NAD(P)H and ATP] for cell anabolism, but also contributes carbon backbones via folate-mediated C1 pathways. More interestingly, formate addition can tune fatty acid profile and increase the portion of medium-chain fatty acids, which would benefit conversion of fungal lipids for high-quality biofuel production. Flux balance analysis further indicates that formate co-utilization can power microbial metabolism to improve biosynthesis, particularly on glucose-limited cultures. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates Umbelopsis isabellina's strong capability for co-utilizing formate to produce biomass and enhance fatty acid production. It is a promising non-model platform that can be potentially integrated with photochemical/electrochemical processes to efficiently convert carbon dioxide into biofuels and value-added chemicals.
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- Zhiguo Liu
- Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1323 USA
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- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
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- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
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- Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1323 USA
- Department of Biology, Heinrich Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63110 USA
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- Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1323 USA
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- Department of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824-1323 USA
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Wu G, Yan Q, Jones JA, Tang YJ, Fong SS, Koffas MA. Metabolic Burden: Cornerstones in Synthetic Biology and Metabolic Engineering Applications. Trends Biotechnol 2016; 34:652-664. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2016.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 365] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2016] [Revised: 02/18/2016] [Accepted: 02/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Combination of algae and yeast fermentation for an integrated process to produce single cell oils. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2014; 98:7793-802. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-5867-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2014] [Revised: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 05/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Müller RH, Markuske KD, Babel W. Formate gradients as a means for detecting the maximum carbon conversion efficiency of heterotrophic substrates: Correlation between formate utilization and biomass increase. Biotechnol Bioeng 2012; 27:1599-602. [PMID: 18553616 DOI: 10.1002/bit.260271114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- R H Müller
- Institute of Technical Chemistry, Academy of Sciences of the GDR, Permoserstr. 15, DDR-7050 Leipzig, German Democratic Republic
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Aon MA, Cortassa S. Thermodynamic evaluation of energy metabolism in mixed substrate catabolism: modeling studies of stationary and oscillatory states. Biotechnol Bioeng 2010; 37:197-204. [PMID: 18597357 DOI: 10.1002/bit.260370302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Thermodynamic and kinetic calculations were performed in a model of mixed substrate metabolism. The model simulates the catabolic breakdown of a first substrate, glucose (S(1)), in the presence of a second substrate, formate (S(2)), which acts as an additional source of free energy. The principal results obtained with different relative rates of uptake of S(2) allow to predict and interpret the following experimental observations: (1) the existence of increased ATP yields by mixed substrate utilization with a maximum ATP yield and optimum input (or molar) ratio for both substrates; (2) a greater assimilation of S(1) which may be interpreted as a decreasing fraction of energy required for assimilation; (3) a decrease in ATP yields due to increasing energy demand for transport; (4) an increased assimilation of the carbon source (S(1)) as a function of increasing inputs of the additional energy source; (5) thermodynamic efficiency (eta) defined as the ratio between the output power of ATP synthesis and the input catabolic power, increases for S(2)/S(1) ratios ranging between 0.08 and 2 while for ratios higher than two a slight decrease of eta was noticed; and (6) the observed maximum in ATP yield for optimum molar ratio of the two substrates corresponds to high eta predicting that higher biomass yields may be obtained through a variable, high, eta by chanelling fluxes through catabolic pathways with different ATP yields. During oscillatory behavior, maxima in fluxes were almost coincident with maxima in forces. Thus, the pattern of dissipation was not so advantageous as in the single substrate model under starvation conditions.
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- M A Aon
- Laboratoire de Technologie Enzymatique URA 41 du CNRS. Université de Technologie de Compiègne. BP 649. 60206 - Compiègne, France
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Metabolic impact of increased NADH availability in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2009; 76:851-9. [PMID: 20023106 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02040-09] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Engineering the level of metabolic cofactors to manipulate metabolic flux is emerging as an attractive strategy for bioprocess applications. We present the metabolic consequences of increasing NADH in the cytosol and the mitochondria of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In a strain that was disabled in formate metabolism, we either overexpressed the native NAD(+)-dependent formate dehydrogenase in the cytosol or directed it into the mitochondria by fusing it with the mitochondrial signal sequence encoded by the CYB2 gene. Upon exposure to formate, the mutant strains readily consumed formate and induced fermentative metabolism even under conditions of glucose derepression. Cytosolic overexpression of formate dehydrogenase resulted in the production of glycerol, while when this enzyme was directed into the mitochondria, we observed glycerol and ethanol production. Clearly, these results point toward different patterns of compartmental regulation of redox homeostasis. When pulsed with formate, S. cerevisiae cells growing in a steady state on glucose immediately consumed formate. However, formate consumption ceased after 20 min. Our analysis revealed that metabolites at key branch points of metabolic pathways were affected the most by the genetic perturbations and that the intracellular concentrations of sugar phosphates were specifically affected by time. In conclusion, the results have implications for the design of metabolic networks in yeast for industrial applications.
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Babel W. The Auxiliary Substrate Concept: From simple considerations to heuristically valuable knowledge. Eng Life Sci 2009. [DOI: 10.1002/elsc.200900027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Engineering and analysis of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain that uses formaldehyde as an auxiliary substrate. Appl Environ Microbiol 2008; 74:3182-8. [PMID: 18378663 DOI: 10.1128/aem.02858-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We demonstrated that formaldehyde can be efficiently coutilized by an engineered Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain that expresses Hansenula polymorpha genes encoding formaldehyde dehydrogenase (FLD1) and formate dehydrogenase (FMD), in contrast to wild-type strains. Initial chemostat experiments showed that the engineered strain coutilized formaldehyde with glucose, but these mixed-substrate cultures failed to reach steady-state conditions and did not exhibit an increased biomass yield on glucose. Subsequent transcriptome analyses of chemostat cultures of the engineered strain, grown on glucose-formaldehyde mixtures, indicated that the presence of formaldehyde in the feed caused biotin limitations. Further transcriptome analysis demonstrated that this biotin inactivation was prevented by using separate formaldehyde and vitamin feeds. Using this approach, steady-state glucose-limited chemostat cultures were obtained that coutilized glucose and formaldehyde. Coutilization of formaldehyde under these conditions resulted in an enhanced biomass yield of the glucose-limited cultures. The biomass yield was quantitatively consistent with the use of formaldehyde as an auxiliary substrate that generates NADH and subsequently, via oxidative phosphorylation, ATP. On an electron pair basis, the biomass yield increase observed with formaldehyde was larger than that observed previously for formate, which is tentatively explained by different modes of formate and formaldehyde transport in S. cerevisiae.
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Harris DM, van der Krogt ZA, van Gulik WM, van Dijken JP, Pronk JT. Formate as an auxiliary substrate for glucose-limited cultivation of Penicillium chrysogenum: impact on penicillin G production and biomass yield. Appl Environ Microbiol 2007; 73:5020-5. [PMID: 17545326 PMCID: PMC1951027 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00093-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Production of beta-lactams by the filamentous fungus Penicillium chrysogenum requires a substantial input of ATP. During glucose-limited growth, this ATP is derived from glucose dissimilation, which reduces the product yield on glucose. The present study has investigated whether penicillin G yields on glucose can be enhanced by cofeeding of an auxiliary substrate that acts as an energy source but not as a carbon substrate. As a model system, a high-producing industrial strain of P. chrysogenum was grown in chemostat cultures on mixed substrates containing different molar ratios of formate and glucose. Up to a formate-to-glucose ratio of 4.5 mol.mol(-1), an increasing rate of formate oxidation via a cytosolic NAD(+)-dependent formate dehydrogenase increasingly replaced the dissimilatory flow of glucose. This resulted in increased biomass yields on glucose. Since at these formate-to-glucose ratios the specific penicillin G production rate remained constant, the volumetric productivity increased. Metabolic modeling studies indicated that formate transport in P. chrysogenum does not require an input of free energy. At formate-to-glucose ratios above 4.5 mol.mol(-1), the residual formate concentrations in the cultures increased, probably due to kinetic constraints in the formate-oxidizing system. The accumulation of formate coincided with a loss of the coupling between formate oxidation and the production of biomass and penicillin G. These results demonstrate that, in principle, mixed-substrate feeding can be used to increase the yield on a carbon source of assimilatory products such as beta-lactams.
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- Diana M Harris
- Delft University of Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Julianalaan 67, Delft, The Netherlands
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Babel W, Brinkmann U, Müller RH. The auxiliary substrate concept - an approach for overcoming limits of microbial performances. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/abio.370130302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Müller RH, Babel W. Energy and reducing equivalent potential of C2-compounds for microbial growth. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/abio.370080314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Babel W, Müller RH. The influence of carbon catabolism on the auxiliary substrate effect, Paper given at the Reinhardsbrunn Symposium “Phyusiology of Microbial Growth and Differentiation”, May 20-26, 1984. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/abio.370050404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Müller RH, Babel W. Oxidative capacity determines the growth rate withAcetobacter methanolicus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1002/abio.370130102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Overkamp KM, Kötter P, van der Hoek R, Schoondermark-Stolk S, Luttik MAH, van Dijken JP, Pronk JT. Functional analysis of structural genes for NAD(+)-dependent formate dehydrogenase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 2002; 19:509-20. [PMID: 11921099 DOI: 10.1002/yea.856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Co-consumption of formate by aerobic, glucose-limited chemostat cultures of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CEN.PK 113-7D led to an increased biomass yield relative to cultures grown on glucose as the sole carbon and energy substrate. In this respect, this strain differed from two previously investigated S. cerevisiae strains, in which formate oxidation did not lead to an increased biomass yield on glucose. Enzyme assays confirmed the presence of a formate-inducible, cytosolic and NAD(+)-dependent formate dehydrogenase. To investigate whether this enzyme activity was entirely encoded by the previously reported FDH1 gene, an fdh1Delta null mutant was constructed. This mutant strain still contained formate dehydrogenase activity and remained capable of co-consumption of formate. The formate dehydrogenase activity in the mutant was demonstrated to be encoded by a second structural gene for formate dehydrogenase (FDH2) in S. cerevisiae CEN.PK 113-7D. FDH2 was highly homologous to FDH1 and consisted of a fusion of two open reading frames (ORFs) (YPL275w and YPL276w) reported in the S. cerevisiae genome databases. Sequence analysis confirmed that, in the database genetic background, the presence of two single-nucleotide differences led to two truncated ORFs rather than the full-length FDH2 gene present in strain CEN.PK 113-7D. In the latter strain background an fdh1Deltafdh2Delta double mutant lacked formate dehydrogenase activity and was unable to co-consume formate. Absence of formate dehydrogenase activity did not affect growth on glucose as sole carbon source, but led to a reduced biomass yield on glucose-formate mixtures. These findings are consistent with a role of formate dehydrogenase in the detoxification of exogenous formate.
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- Karin M Overkamp
- Kluyver Laboratory of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 67, NL-2628 BC Delft, The Netherlands
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Golovleva L, Golovlev E. Microbial cellular biology and current problems of metabolic engineering. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2000. [DOI: 10.1016/s1381-1177(00)00104-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Golovlev EL, Golovleva LA. Physiology of microbial cells and metabolic engineering. Microbiology (Reading) 2000. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02756185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Bainotti AE, Nishio N. Growth kinetics of Acetobacterium sp. on methanol-formate in continuous culture. J Appl Microbiol 2000; 88:191-201. [PMID: 10735986 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2000.00854.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The fermentative metabolism of Acetobacterium sp. grown on methanol-formate in continuous culture is described. The reaction stoichiometry of methanol-formate, including cells, were as follows: CH3OH + 1.13HCOOH --> 0.87CH3COOH + 0.47 cell C. Formate enhanced growth yields by approximately 60% compared with methanol-CO2-grown cultures. Comparison of yields on methanol-formate allowed calculation of an energy yield of 1.3 mol ATP per mol acetate formed during homoacetate fermentation. The magnitudes of YEG,the theoretical maximum yield of YE, and m, the maintenance coefficient, were determined by growing the organism in methanol-formate and resulted in 16.5 g cell (mol methanol catabolized)-1 and 0.674 mmol methanol catabolized (g cell)-1 h-1, respectively. It is concluded that formate might replace CO2 as a source of carboxyl donor.
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- A E Bainotti
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology, Graduate School of Advanced Sciences of Matter, Hiroshima University, Japan
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Baerends RJ, Salomons FA, Kiel JA, van der Klei IJ, Veenhuis M. Deviant Pex3p levels affect normal peroxisome formation in Hansenula polymorpha: a sharp increase of the protein level induces the proliferation of numerous, small protein-import competent peroxisomes. Yeast 1997; 13:1449-63. [PMID: 9434350 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0061(199712)13:15<1449::aid-yea191>3.0.co;2-q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Pex3p has been implicated in the biosynthesis of the peroxisomal membrane of the yeast Hansenula polymorpha. Here we show that in the initial stages of a sharp increase in Pex3p levels, induced in batch cultures of cells of a constructed H. polymorpha strain, which contained seven copies of PEX3 under control of the alcohol oxidase promoter (WT::PAOX.PEX3(7x)), strongly interfered with normal peroxisome proliferation. Ultrastructural studies demonstrated that in such cells numerous small peroxisomes had developed, which were absent in wild-type controls. These organelles, which contained typical peroxisomal matrix and membrane proteins (alcohol oxidase, catalase, Pex3p, Pex10p and Pex14p), showed a relatively low density (1.18 g cm-3) after sucrose gradient centrifugation of WT::PAOX.PEX3(7x) homogenates, compared to normal peroxisomes (1.23 g cm-3). We furthermore demonstrated that these early induced, small peroxisomes were protected against glucose-induced proteolytic degradation and did not fuse to form larger organelles. Remarkably, the induction of these small peroxisomes was paralleled by a partial defect in matrix protein import, reflected by the mislocalization of minor amounts of alcohol oxidase protein in the cytosol. However, when the cells were subsequently placed under conditions in which the synthesis of a new matrix enzyme (amine oxidase) was induced while simultaneously the excessive proliferation was repressed (by repression of the PAOX), amine oxidase protein was selectively incorporated into these organelles. This indicated that the small peroxisomes had regained a normal protein import capacity. Based on these results we argue that peroxisome proliferation and matrix protein import are coupled processes in H. polymorpha.
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- R J Baerends
- Department of Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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Müller RH, Babel W. Low energy gain from formate oxidation during bacterial growth on 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. J Basic Microbiol 1996. [DOI: 10.1002/jobm.3620360208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Loubiere P, Salou P, Leroy MJ, Lindley ND, Pareilleux A. Electrogenic malate uptake and improved growth energetics of the malolactic bacterium Leuconostoc oenos grown on glucose-malate mixtures. J Bacteriol 1992; 174:5302-8. [PMID: 1644757 PMCID: PMC206366 DOI: 10.1128/jb.174.16.5302-5308.1992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Growth of the malolactic bacterium Leuconostoc oenos was improved with respect to both the specific growth rate and the biomass yield during the fermentation of glucose-malate mixtures as compared with those in media lacking malate. Such a finding indicates that the malolactic reaction contributed to the energy budget of the bacterium, suggesting that growth is energy limited in the absence of malate. An energetic yield (YATP) of 9.5 g of biomass.mol ATP-1 was found during growth on glucose with an ATP production by substrate-level phosphorylation of 1.2 mol of ATP.mol of glucose-1. During the period of mixed-substrate catabolism, an apparent YATP of 17.7 was observed, indicating a mixotrophy-associated ATP production of 2.2 mol of ATP.mol of glucose-1, or more correctly an energy gain of 0.28 mol of ATP.mol of malate-1, representing proton translocation flux from the cytoplasm to the exterior of 0.56 or 0.84 H+.mol of malate-1(depending on the H+/ATP stoichiometry). The growth-stimulating effect of malate was attributed to chemiosmotic transport mechanisms rather than proton consumption by the malolactic enzyme. Lactate efflux was by electroneutral lactate -/H+ symport having a constant stoichiometry, while malate uptake was predominantly by a malate -/H+ symport, though a low-affinity malate- uniport was also implicated. The measured electrical component (delta psi) of the proton motive force was altered, passing from -30 to -60 mV because of this translocation of dissociated organic acids when malolactic fermentation occurred.
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- P Loubiere
- Département de Génie Biochimique, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique Unité de Recherche Associée, Toulouse, France
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The stoichiometric limit to the biomass yield (maximal assimilation of the carbon source) is determined by the amount of CO2 lost in anabolism and the amount of carbon source required for generation of NADPH. This stoichiometric limit may be reached when yeasts utilize formate as an additional energy source. Factors affecting the biomass yield on single substrates are discussed under the following headings: Energy requirement for biomass formation (YATP). YATP depends strongly on the nature of the carbon source. Cell composition. The macroscopic composition of the biomass, and in particular the protein content, has a considerable effect on the ATP requirement for biomass formation. Hence, determination of for instance the protein content of biomass is relevant in studies on bioenergetics. Transport of the carbon source. Active (i.e. energy-requiring) transport, which occurs for a number of sugars and polyols, may contribute significantly to the calculated theoretical ATP requirement for biomass formation. P/O-ratio. The efficiency of mitochondrial energy generation has a strong effect on the cell yield. The P/O-ratio is determined to a major extent by the number of proton-translocating sites in the mitochondrial respiratory chain. Maintenance and environmental factors. Factors such as osmotic stress, heavy metals, oxygen and carbon dioxide pressures, temperature and pH affect the yield of yeasts. Various mechanisms may be involved, often affecting the maintenance energy requirement. Metabolites such as ethanol and weak acids. Ethanol increases the permeability of the plasma membrane, whereas weak acids can act as proton conductors. Energy content of the growth substrate. It has often been attempted in the literature to predict the biomass yield by correlating the energy content of the carbon source (represented by the degree of reduction) to the biomass yield or the percentage assimilation of the carbon source. An analysis of biomass yields of Candida utilis on a large number of carbon sources indicates that the biomass yield is mainly determined by the biochemical pathways leading to biomass formation, rather than by the energy content of the substrate.
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- C Verduyn
- Department of Microbiology and Enzymology, Kluyver Laboratory of Biotechnology, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
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van der Klei IJ, Harder W, Veenhuis M. Methanol metabolism in a peroxisome-deficient mutant of Hansenula polymorpha: a physiological study. Arch Microbiol 1991; 156:15-23. [PMID: 1772343 DOI: 10.1007/bf00418181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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We have studied methanol-utilization in a peroxisome-deficient (PER) mutant of Hansenula polymorpha. In spite of the fact that in carbon-limited chemostat cultures under induced conditions the enzymes involved in methanol metabolism were present at wild-type (WT) levels, this mutant is unable to grow on methanol as a sole carbon and energy source. Addition of methanol to glucose-limited (SR = 12.5 mM) chemostat cultures of the PER mutant only resulted in an increase in yield when small amounts were used (up to 22.5 mM). At increasing amounts however, a gradual decrease in cell density was observed which, at 80 mM methanol in the feed, had dropped below the original value of the glucose-limited culture. This reduction in yield was not observed when increasing amounts of formate instead of methanol were used as supplements for the glucose-limited mutant culture and also not in WT cells, used as control in these experiments. The effect of addition of methanol to a glucose-limited PER culture was also studied in the transient state during adaptation of the cells to methanol. The enzyme patterns obtained suggested that the ultimate decrease in yield observed at enhanced methanol concentrations was due to an inefficient methanol-metabolism as a consequence of the absence of peroxisomes. The absence of intact peroxisomes results in two major problems namely i) in H2O2-metabolism, which most probably is no longer mediated by catalase and ii) the inability of the cell to control the fluxes of formaldehyde, generated from methanol. The energetic consequences of this metabolism, compared to the WT situation with intact peroxisomes, are discussed.
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- I J van der Klei
- Department of Microbiology, University of Groningen, Haren, The Netherlands
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Brinkmann U, Mueller RH, Babel W. The growth rate-limiting reaction in methanol-assimilating yeasts. FEMS Microbiol Rev 1990; 7:261-5. [PMID: 2094286 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6968.1990.tb04922.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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The maximum growth rate of methylotrophic yeasts during growth on methanol is about 0.2 h-1. Since they are able to grow faster on substrates such as glucose we tried to identify the putative limiting step in methanol metabolism within the assimilatory pathway, leading to the formation of a major precursor for biosyntheses, or within the linear dissimilatory sequence. Growth experiments with mixed substrates and determination of some kinetic parameters allowed us to restrict the number of possible pacemaker enzymes. The dissimilatory sequence does not seem to be growth-rate limiting. This also applies to transketolase, transaldolase and fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. Surprisingly, methanol oxidase appears to be the prime candidate.
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- U Brinkmann
- Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biotechnology, Leipzig, F.R.G
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Formate transport, growth inhibition and the membrane protonmotive force in two methylotrophs (T15 and L3). Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 1987. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00282151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Babel W. Theoretische Grundlagen des Auxiliarsubstratkonzeptes und seine praktischen Konsequenzen in biotechnischen Prozessen. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1986. [DOI: 10.1002/abio.370060402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Utilization of formate as an additional energy source by glucose-limited chemostat cultures ofCandida utilis CBS 621 andSaccharomyces cerevisiae CBS 8066. Arch Microbiol 1985. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00693408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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de Vries W, Stam H, Stouthamer AH. Hydrogen oxidation and nitrogen fixation in rhizobia, with special attention focused on strain ORS 571. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1984; 50:505-24. [PMID: 6397131 DOI: 10.1007/bf02386223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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In this survey we describe the influence of hydrogen oxidation on the physiology of Rhizobium ORS 571. The presence of hydrogen is required for the synthesis of hydrogenase. Carbon substrates do not repress the synthesis of hydrogenase. The respiratory system contains cytrochromes of the b- and c-type. Cytochrome alpha 600 is present after growth at high oxygen tensions. The nature of the terminal oxidases functioning at low oxygen tensions has not been established yet----H+/O values with endogenous substrates are between 6 and 7. The results show the presence of two phosphorylation sites: site 1 (ATP/2e = 1.0) and site 2(ATP/2e = 1.33). By measuring molar growth yields it has been demonstrated that carbon-limited, nitrogen-fixing cultures obtain additional ATP from hydrogen oxidation, and that site 2 of oxidative phosphorylation is passed during hydrogen oxidation. A method is described to calculate ATP/N2 values (the total amount of ATP used by nitrogenase during the fixation of 1 mol N2) and H2/N2 ratios (mol hydrogen formed per mol N2 fixed) in aerobic organisms. For Rhizobium ORS 571 the ATP/N2 value is about 40 and the H2/N2 ratio is between 5 and 7.5. Cells obtained from oxygen-limited nitrogen-fixing cultures contain 30-40% poly-beta-hydroxybutyrate, which explains the high molar growth yields found. Hydrogen has not been detected in the effluent gas of these cultures, which may point to reoxidation of the hydrogen formed at nitrogen fixation. Calculations show that the effect of hydrogen reoxidation on the efficiency of nitrogen fixation (g N fixed X mol-1 substrate converted) is not very large and that the actual H2/N2 ratio is of much more importance. After addition of hydrogen to succinate-limited, ammonia-assimilating cultures, an initial increase of the Ysuccinate value (g dry wt X mol-1 succinate) is followed by a gradual decrease. This is accompanied by a large decrease of the YO2 value, and an increased permeability of the cytoplasmic membrane to protons. The results may be explained by a transition of the culture from an energy-limited state to a carbon-limited state.
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